Luke Harlen
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| Full name | Luke Harlen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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28 January 1984 Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Harlen (born 28 April 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Cronulla Sharks, Nth QLD Cowboys and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He played as a prop-forward.
Background
Harlen was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Career
He made is debut for the Cronulla Sharks in 2006
Although contracted to the Wests Tigers for the 2008 season[3] he did not play in the first-grade team. He was released mid-season to play for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup competition.[4]
He made his debut for the North Queensland Cowboys against the Brisbane Broncos in Round 19, 2008 after being called up from the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup competition. He returned to the Cronulla Sharks in 2010 and played a further 3 more NRL Games.
After being unsigned by the Cronulla Sharks in 2010, he returned to the QLD Cup with the Northern Pride. He represented the QLD residents side in 2011 after strong performances with the Northern Pride. In 2012 the Nth QLD Cowboys signed the front rower on a one year deal. He retired mid way through the 2012 season due to an ongoing knee injury.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2006 - Round 3, Cronulla vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, 25 March
References
- ↑ Luke Harlen at the Rugby League Project
- ↑ NRL Stats
- ↑ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ↑ "Harlen leaves Wests Tigers". Wests Tigers. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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